CIAF 2020: Conservation message in Water is Sacred fashion performance
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair’s signature fashion performance will take advantage of the constraints of going digital to deliver an important reminder about the need to protect our natural beauty.
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CAIRNS Indigenous Art Fair’s signature fashion performance will take advantage of the constraints of going digital to deliver an important reminder about the need to protect the Far North’s natural beauty.
The seventh CIAF fashion show has traded the catwalk for country this year, shooting models in seven featured collections in picturesque water spots.
Fashion designer and co-curator Simone Arnol said the performance would take viewers on a journey through the natural environment, and end with a message on climate change.
“As COVID limited what we could do to deliver our fashion performance, we used it is an opportunity to honour the waterways in Cairns,” she said.
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“From the reefs to the beaches to the mangroves to the rainforest, it will take people on a journey.
“It will end with a powerful message about questioning yourself and what you do for our natural environment.”
Water is Sacred will stream on the CIAF Facebook page at 7pm Friday.
Ms Arnol said she hoped by making the show available on an online platform, it could spread its influence beyond the usual CIAF platform to national and international fashion platforms.
This year’s presenting fashion designers include Lynelle Flinders, Bana – Yirriji (Wujal Wujal), Eunice Hosea, Nicole Chatfield, Simone Arnol & Djunngaal Elders Group, Yarrabah, Hope Vale Arts and Culture Centre, Pormpuraaw Art and Culture Centre Inc.
Originally published as CIAF 2020: Conservation message in Water is Sacred fashion performance